Prosecutors charged that DeMeo had earned $2 million in profit in 2013 and 2014 when he sold shares in several downtown Brooklyn properties he inherited from his father in 1991. He's in trouble because he failed to report the capital gains on his tidy windfall.
DeMeo and others with shares in the properties -- located along Atlantic Ave., Pacific St., Bond St., and Schermerhorn St. -- sold off the lots for $18.2 million in total.

Demeo, 78, had his proceeds whacked into eight separate checks, which he then deposited into accounts that weren't his. For example, he put $1 million into the account of a plumbing business operated by another Genovese crime family member, according to court papers.

He also gave around $350,000 to someone who ran an unlicensed check cashing business, which funneled the money back to him for a fee.
"I was aware I was responsible fo…

James Ciccone has come a long way in the past year with his role in HBO’s hit show The Deuce and notching a part in Marty Scorsese’s The Irishman (2019).

He is an interesting actor who was once on the road to be a priest.Yet his love for acting pulled him the other way. Due to his rough upbringing and looks he has been offered gangster roles as of late. Yet he does not mind it as he believes “work is work”.

On The Deuce he has aced the part of mob boss Carmine Patriccia which has been slated for a second season. Based on his work on the HBO drama he has had guest appearances on popular TV shows like Blacklist and Gotham. Prior to these he had recurring credits for Shades of Blue and Boardwalk Empire. On the horizon is a new mob film called The Kitchen which he plays the part of Joey Goon.

The film is being released by New Line Film and directed by Andrea Berloff (Straight Out of Compton). The cast is filled with amazing talents like Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Had…

At my first writing gig, my boss told me to research the word hagiography and make sure I never wrote anything that would fall into the category ever again...

The story he was referring to was about adult filmmaker Andrew Blake, so at least you can understand where I was coming from.... And you probably already understand where this is going ....

Yes, John (Junior) Gotti apparently still worships his father. Michael DiLeonardo, former Gambino capo, detailed for us Junior's bizarre proclivity for calling him chief, etc. And trust me: Listening to Mikie Scars tell you the real story would be endlessly preferable to this.
From THR: Most mafia movies, whether good or bad (and this one is bad), try to show that power corrupts, crime doesn’t pay and the price of allegiance to the Cosa Nostra is often too high to handle.
Such is not the case of Gotti, an altogether hagiographic — one could even say pro-mob — biopic that had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Starring John Tra…

This was revealed in a report about an FBI affidavit that details the loan. Specifically, Hamilton Peralta, the convicted former owner of the now-closed Hudson River Cafe, borrowed $100,000 from Anthony (Tough Tony) Federici.

A source sent us the report, as well as unrelated YouTube links to interviews with Federici, who -- quite remarkably ---- sat down for several and candidly discussed memories of his parents, his Park Side Restaurant, and his Corona, Queens, neighborhood.

In another he offers a tour of his restaurant, which once had a boxing ring in the basement, according to Federici.

The film is slated to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival later this month and reportedly will be in theaters in June. Directed by Kevin Connolly, the film also stars Travolta's wife Kelly Preston, who plays Gotti's wife, Victoria, and his daughter, Ella Bleu, who plays daughter Angel.